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34: WASHINGTON
He dates from this tavern twelve or fourteen miles
south of Baltimore. The roads, lie says, are in- famous—no hope of reaching Baltimore that night, as they had not yet gone to dinner but were wait- ing for it. The letter is only of a few lines, and evidently written in haste, though he never makes apologies on that account.
Georgetown, March 28, 1791.
[The General and family arrived in Philadel-
phia and took possession of Mr. Morris's house. The session of Congress passed over. It was the short session. He was now on his return to Mount Vernon, hav- ing reached the above town on the Mary- land side of the Potomac, from which ho dates.]
This letter is on his private affairs. He expresses
dissatisfaction at the conduct of ****** ono
of his agents in the State of---------, in letting out
his property and receiving his rents; he is too well
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